Author Archives: James Peters
BC Trucking Association grapples with driver shortage
KAMLOOPS - The British Columbia Trucking Association is suffering from a staffing shortage. "Out of all of the drivers in British Columbia, about 10 to 12 per cent of those positions are vacant. It's ...
Jan 28, 2022
Families in Interior Health encouraged to book COVID-19 pediatric vaccines as second dose eligibility increases
INTERIOR REGION - Pediatricians and Interior Health are encouraging parents to get their households vaccinated against COVID-19 before Family Day in February. So far more than half of children aged fi...
Jan 28, 2022
B.C. could lift more COVID restrictions starting on Family Day: top doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings are expected to be gradually lifted next month, starting on Family Day. Dr. Bonnie Henry says that's possible i...
Jan 28, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalization rises in B.C.; 13 more die
VICTORIA - The province is reporting hospitalization due to COVID-19 back up in B.C. Thursday (Jan. 27), to 977 patients. That's an increase of 28 from Wednesday.In a news release, the provincial heal...
Jan 27, 2022
Canada's top doctor says severe illness trends are still rising in most jurisdictions
Canada's top doctor says even though the average daily COVID-19 case count across the country is down 30 per cent compared to last week, it's not an accurate reflection of the state of the pandemic. D...
Jan 27, 2022
B.C. extends proof of vaccine card program to the end of June
VICTORIA - British Columbia's vaccine card program is being extended until June 30. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the government is trying to mitigate the risks of spreading COVID-19...
Jan 25, 2022
Citing record low return estimates, conservation groups lobby government for steelhead protection
KAMLOOPS - More than a dozen conservation groups are calling on the federal government to protect the endangered Interior Fraser River steelhead under Canada's Species at Risk Act.Experts estimate the...
Jan 25, 2022
Do you soon plan on driving to the Lower Mainland, now that the Trans-Canada and Coquihalla highways have re-opened?
Jan 25, 2022 Image Credit: Flickr / Province of B.C.
Only 51 per cent of children aged 5 to 11 have had at least one vaccine dose
As the Omicron variant continues to strain Canadian hospitals, a vaccine hesitancy expert is voicing concern about the slow vaccination rate of children between the ages of five and 11. In the two mon...
Jan 25, 2022
Full TNRD audit reveals former CAO Gill's spending habits for many years
KAMLOOPS - From expenses without itemized receipts to purchases for friends and family, and even accepting vacations from a Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) contractor, former CAO Sukh Gill se...
Jan 24, 2022
